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These posts are of projects worked on by the founder of Green Sail Inc.

FreeCAD Logo Design

Posted on 2024-03-262024-03-26 by Tomas Aguilar

Lately I have been trying to get out of my dependence on proprietary systems and reduce my financial support of greedflation producing corporations. Increasingly it has felt to me that these businesses are exploiting software with platform dependencies to extract massive profits without adding commensurate value. To this end I have increasingly begun testing and…

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How to make the DesMoines Area Rapid Transit system amazing

Posted on 2023-03-062023-03-25 by Tomas Aguilar

This is a project I did way back during my years at Iowa State University. I have developed my marketing, aesthetic, and presentation skills significantly since the creation of this project, but the core concepts behind this proposal are still very powerful, relevant, and broadly applicable. The original presentation is shown in the image below…

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How to Convert Free Scrap Lumber into a Modern Minimalist Desk

Posted on 2023-01-052023-03-05 by Tomas Aguilar

I wanted a desk for my new apartment. Work had scrap lumber they can’t use and will throw away due to warps, splits, nails, dings etc. that make it not suitable for what they need. Work let me use their scrap wood and workshop. I made a desk. Making the legs all at once, made…

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Three Patterns in Chicago’s Ridership Data Waiting to Be Found

Posted on 2022-01-172022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

Introduction I am doing this case study as a capstone project after completion of the Google Intro Data Analytics Certificate Course. This covers all steps of the data analysis process. These steps are ask, prepare, process, analyze, share, and act. Growing up in Chicago, I took the train to high school throughout the year and…

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Off-Grid Carbon Free Life in a Mountain Cabin

Posted on 2021-08-132022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

This schematic design proposal didn’t meet the client’s aesthetic desires but I thought the Mountain Valley A-Frame was still worth sharing due to the awesome unique location and some interesting client requirements that resulted from that unique location. The site is located near Yellowstone National Park a few miles from a lake in a valley…

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Protected: Bringing a 1960s Ranch Home Into the New Millennium

Posted on 2021-07-302023-03-30 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Mountain Valley Residence

Posted on 2021-07-052022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Permit Set for Wilmette Single Family Home

Posted on 2021-06-202022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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Protected: Cottage Attic

Posted on 2021-04-212022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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All Electric Luxury Condos in a Mixed Use Development

Posted on 2021-03-182022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

This is a competition proposal for the City of Brantford in Ontario, Canada. The challenge was to create a landmark project at the most prominent location in the city at the edge of the downtown core. This project had to accomplish several tasks, the most important of which was to continue to revitalize pedestrian activity…

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Eliminate Fossil Fuels With This Happy New All Electric House

Posted on 2020-11-212022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

My parents are “up in age” if you will. Like many people in their 70’s and 80’s mobility is more difficult and simple improvements in architecture and design can make a tremendous difference in their quality of life and how long they will safely be able to live independently. For many years I have been…

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Arnold & Annie’s All Electric High Efficiency Duplex

Posted on 2020-10-122022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

Welcome to the future of housing. Looks like a normal house but it doesn’t act like one. From a super insulated and air-tight envelope to the elimination of all indoor combustion appliances, this house completely eliminates on-site pollution other than methane from its inhabitants. But even so the air is always fresh inside because of…

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Winchester Thurston Renovations (MCF Architects)

Posted on 2020-05-102022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

Fancy renderings are not my strong suit. Modelling everything so that a rendering can be done quickly with the data already in the Revit model with and without any additional photo shop. On this project you can see some of the results of modeling and texturing done exclusively in Revit before the advent of Lumion…

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Protected: Light Gauge Steel Framing (Michael Baker International)

Posted on 2020-05-102022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

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Precast Tilt-Up Explorations (Michael Baker International)

Posted on 2020-05-102023-03-25 by Tomas Aguilar

Korte Construction approached Michael Baker International to provide a design solution that would change the client provided design from a two story building to a single story building. The goal of this change was to eliminate the construction costs of providing an elevator and stairs, create additional usable square footage for the client, and play…

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Protected: A study in modularization (Michael Baker International)

Posted on 2020-05-102023-01-06 by Tomas Aguilar

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SDA Panorama City Church

Posted on 2020-04-112022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

One of the most important parts of an architectural project that often gets overlooked is the documentation of existing conditions. The importance of this step is threefold. It enables the owner to look at what they have in an objective way and make realistic assessments. The second part is that having good measurements to start…

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Mac vs. PC Animation

Posted on 2020-03-262022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

This is a university project where I animated and textured an existing digital lamp model to tell a story that spoofs the Mac vs. PC commercials. Hope you enjoyed!

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Envelope Loft (Arch 301)

Posted on 2020-03-262022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

The client is a young male lawyer in New York City looking for a slick modern open plan pad to call home. He likes to entertain small groups friends on a fairly frequent basis for drinks, games, or for small parties. He also wants a home that makes it easy to keep organized, neat, and…

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Pittsburgh Home Renovation

Posted on 2020-01-222022-12-23 by Tomas Aguilar

These are construction progress photos of a joint effort renovation project with Yvonne Hidle from 2012 to 2017. After we sold the house to Iron Bridge Property Solutions they contracted with Home Tech Contracting and Remodeling Co. and the interior stylist Courtney Favini Lichty to finish up the rooms we were not able to complete,…

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